Voluntary Organization of Apprenticeship Programs; Exceptions.
Article 69
ART. 69. Voluntary Organization of Apprenticeship Programs; Exceptions. — The organization of apprenticeship programs shall be primarily a voluntary undertaking of employers. When national security or particular requirements of economic development so demand, the President of the Philippines may require compulsory training of apprentices in certain trades, occupations, jobs or employment levels where shortage of trained manpower is deemed critical as determined by the Secretary of Labor. Appropriate rules in this connection shall be promulgated by the Secretary of Labor as the need arises. The number of apprentices to be compulsorily employed, in the case of factories and other industrial enterprises, shall depend upon the exigencies of the situation.